Pull toy



July 31,.1945. H. GOLD ETAL 2,380,748

' PULL TOY Filed March 21, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l July31, 1945. H. GOLD EIAL I 2,380,743

, PULL TOY Filed March 21, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 31, 1945 PULL TOY Henry Gold and Raymond Paul, Chicago, Il

assignors to Ira Gold Application March 21, 1945, Serial No. 583,876

3 Claims.

Our invention relates to a, pull toy providing movement and sound.

Among the objects of our invention is to provide a pull toy adapted by the movement of the toy to provide further movement associated with tional view; Fig. 3 is a top plan view, Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view; Fig. 5 is a detailed sectional View on line 5-5 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is abottom plan view of the inside of the cap; Fig. 7' is a perspective diagrammatic view showing the cord circuit; Fig. 8 is a flat view of a blank from which the housing is formed.

The embodiment selected to illustrate our invention comprises a platform I0, to the under surface of which is attached a pair of spaced supports ll Each of said supports has an opening l2 adjacent the front. Through said openings l2 rotatably extends a shaft l3, to the opposite ends of which are attached wh'eels l4. Each of the supports II, has an opening l2 adjacent the rear. Through said openings l2, rtatably extends another shaft 13, to the opposite ends of which are attached wh'eels l4.

Substantially in the center of the irmer side walls of supports II, are openings I to rotatably receive the opposite ends of spindle I6.

On the'front and rear shafts l3 pulleys I! are mounted at substantially the center thereof. on

spindle I6 is also centrally mounted a pulley l8.

Each of pulleys H has a single groove l9 and pulley l8 has a pair of spaced grooves 20.

A housing 2|, preferably simulating awindinill 5D. in the top portion communicating with said interior. Extending across this interior 26 is a shaft 21, the inner end of which is rotatably mounted in an opening 58 in the cap 25. The other end of shaft 21 extends through an opening in'cap 25 and beyond said cap. Substantially centrally mounted on said shaft 2'! within interior 26 of cap 25 is pulley 28 h'aving groove 29.

-The outer end of shaft 21 receives the hole 3| of central member 32 of wheel 33 and holds the wheel thereto by friction grip. The outer edge 34 of central member 32 has a plurality of spaced openings 35, to receive the inner ends of spaced rods 36. The outerends of spaced rods 36, each have attached thereto an end member 31, preferably in the form of a block. Slidably mounted on each of said rods 36 between the central member 32 and the ends 3'! is a slidable member 38. The slidable members 38 each have an opening-39 extending therethrpugh slightly larger than the diameter of the rod.

An endless cord 40 extends around the front portion of the front pulley ll within groove I9, then extends rearwardly to and around the back portion of the back pulley ll within groove I9. The cord then extends forwardly to and around the front portion of pulley [8 within one of its grooves 20, upwardly through opening it in platform I0 and opening 42 in retaining member 23 through the hollow interior of housing 2i and to l v and around the upper portion of pulley 23 within groove 29. The cord 40 then extends :iwardly from cap 25 through the hollow interior housing pulley ll to complete the circuit.

In use, when the child moves the toy by pulling on cord Bl attached to the front of platform i0, Wheels I4 roll on the floor or other surface. This rotates shafts l3 andturns pulleys I1, and moves cord 40. Cord 40 in turn moves pulley 2B and its shaft 21. The shaft 2'! then turns wheel 33. As the wheel 33 turns, slidable members 38 slide as they reach the point of gravity. For example, a slidable member lying against the central member as it passes the Iine of gravity, falls downwardly on the rod and hits with a sharp clacking sound against the end member.- As thatsame slidable member moves upwardly and passes beyond the line of gravity, it again falls, this time from the end member down against-the central member with a crisp sound, attractive to juvenile ears.

Having thus described our invention, we claim: 1. A toy comprising a platform, a pair of supports attached to and under said platform, a pair of spaced shafts rotatably carried by said supports, wheels attached to said shafts, a spindle rotatably carried by said supports between said shafts, a housing mounted on said platform, a pin rotatably mounted in the upper portion of said house, one end of said pin extending through and beyond said housing, a hub mounted on said end of said pin, a plurality of spaced spokes having their inner ends attached to said hub, a block attached to the outer ends of each of said spokes, a slidable member mounted on each of said spokes, an endless cord extending between said shafts said spindle and said pin, said shafts adapted to be moved upon the movement of said wheels to move said cord, said cord adapted to move said pin and said pin adapted to move said hub and said spokes, the slidable members on said spokes falling by gravity against the hub and blocks as the center of gravity is passed.

2. A toy comprising a platform, a-pair of supports attached to and under said platform, a front and a rear shaft each rotatably carried by said supports, wheels attached to said shafts, a pulley mounted on each of said shafts, a spindle slidably carried by said supports between said shafts, a

pulley having spaced grooves mounted on said spindle, a housing mounted on said platform, a pin rotatably mounted in the upper portion of said housing, a pulley mounted onsaid pin, one end of said pin extending through and beyond said housing, a hub mounted on said end of said pin, a plurality of spaced spokes having their inner ends attached to said hub, a block attached to the outer ends of each of said spokes, a slidable member mounted .on each of said spokes, an endless cord extending from the front portion of the pulley on said front shaft rearwardly to and around theback portion of the pulley of said rear shaft, forwardly to and around the front portion of the pulley of said spindle in one of its grooves, upwardly through an opening in said platform and said housing to and around the upper portion of the pulley of said pin, downwardly through said housing and the opening in said platform to and around the rear portion of the pulley of said spindle in the other of its grooves, and forwardly to the front portion of the pulley on said front shaft to complete the circuit, said shafts adapted to be moved upon the movement of said wheels to move the cord, said cord adapted to move said pin and saidpin adapted to move said hub and said spokes, the slidable members on said spokes falling by gravity against the hub and blocks as the center of gravity is passed.

3. A toy comprising a support, a shaft rotatably mounted on said support, wheels attached to said shaft, said wheels adapted to turn when moved on a surface and to turn said shaft, a pin rotatably mounted on said support and spaced from said shaft, a hub mounted on said pin, a plurality of spaced rods having their inner ends attached to said hub, a stopmember attached to the outer ends of each of said rods, a plurality of gravity members, each of said gravity members having an opening therethrough, said opening being larger than said rod but smaller than said stop member,

at least one of said gravity members slidably 

